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 Whisper (DVD)
Description: Genre: Crime & Thriller - Thriller / Theatrical Release: 2007 / Suitable for 15 years and over / Director: Stewart ... more  Whisper (DVD) ... Hendler / Actors: Josh Holloway, Sarah Wayne Callies, Blake Woodruff, Joel Edgerton, John Kapelos ... / DVD released 2008-03-24 at Entertainment in Video / Features of the DVD: PALNewest Review: ... downfall. A relatively unknown piece that came straight to DVD earlier this year, Whisper is actually quite a good little ... more ... movie. Director Stewart Hendler knows the limitations of both his cast, his script and his budget and never strays too far from a simple and effective path. There's an eerie darkness overshadowing Whisper from the very beginning and through some stylish camerawork and atmospheric direction, it's all generally enough to convince the viewer that "something wicked this way comes." The New England winter scenery, for example, is nicely used, turning the sumptuous, snowy woodlands into a dark, sinister hiding place...more |
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Whisper (DVD): Child's Play (890 words)
by plipplop - written on 11.04.08 (Very useful, 137 readings)
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When Max Truemont finds himself unable to raise the finance for his plans to set up his own diner, he finds himself unwillingly embroiled in a kidnap plot. Capturing the young son of a wealthy family, Max and his three associates take the boy, David Sandborn, to a remote lake house where they set about making their ransom demands. But things aren't quite what they appear to be. As events gradually unfold, Max begins to realise that there is more to David than meets the eye and when strange things start happening, he finds himself up against forces that he could never have expected..... Like all true unlucky good guys, Whisper's Max Truemont is one of those ...
